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THE COMMERCIAL
Marshall & Baird, Union City. Ten;.
Entered at the post office at Union City. Ten
er , as secona-ciass man maiicr.
FRIDAY, MARCH 7. 1919.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Trustee.
COX. We are authorized to announce
J. E. Cox as a candidate for 1 ru&tee of
Obion County, subject to the action of the
Democratic party. .
JERNIGAN. We are authorized to an.
nounce Tom W. Jernigan as a candidate
for Trustee of Obion County, subject to
the action of the Democratic party.
REYNOLDS. We are authorized to an.
nounce T. R. Reynolds as a candidate for
Trustee of Obion County, subject to the
action of the Democratic party.
ATKINS. We are authorized to an
nounce Harry Atkins as a candidate for
Trustee 6f Obion County, subject to the
action of the Democratic party.
HARRIS. We are authorized to an
nounce Dorrel Harris as a candidate for
Trustee of Obion County, subject to the
action of the Democratic party.
For Tax Assessor.
NOAH. We are authorized to announce
"Will P. Noah as a candidate for Tax As.
aessor of Obion County, subject to the ac
tion of the Democratic party.
ROBEY. We are authorized to announce
Will Robey a candidate for Tax Assessor
of Obion County, subject to the action of
the Democratic party.
For Sheriff.
McCAIN. We are authorized to an
nounce J. R. (Bob) McCain as a candidate
for Sheriff of Obion County, subject to
the action of the Democratic party.
VANOERBILT PROFESSOR
MADE DEADLIEST GAS
Dr. William Litterer is Discoverer
of Terrible Agency.
New York, March 1. During the
last months of the war there ap
peared among the fighting equipment
of the allies a poison gas so deadly
in its effect that the German masks
appeared useless in their vaunted
protection. No name was given the
gas; even' the name of the inventor
and the place of its origin were
clouded in secrecy. Hundreds of
American officers have perhaps
wondered from whose fertile lab
oratory came this terrible but much
needed aid.
According to the current issue of
the Vanderbilt Alumnus, published by
the alumni of Vanderbilt University,
Nashville Tenn., this secret, unnamed
gas is the result of long laboratory
experiments by Prof. William Lit
terer, of that university.
"When a long line of Huns was
led into a death trap of evacuated
trenches filled with poisoned gas at
Chateau-Thierry, where no gas masks
would protect them, about all any
one knew was that a deadly gas was
used and that no German lived to
tell the tale. Very few really knew
anything about it, for it was a quiet
military experiment end wa3 guarded
as a secret. Certainly no one in all
Europe knew the origin of the gas,
knew that in the Litterer laboratories
of Vanderbilt University Dr. William
Litterer spent many months of study,
research and experiment in the de
velopment of this terrible destructive
agency.
"It is interesting how Dr. Litterer
developed this gas. In the first place
it should b stated that he is quick
to meet any new situation. If a new
disease strikes the country he is at
work immediately on a remedy. When
the terrible Teutonic plague of des
truction and slaughter broke out in
Belgium and France in 1914 Dr.
Litterer went to his laboratory. The
German gasses were first to interest
him- In them he saw one of the
great problems of the war. He an
alyzed the gasses then in use, and
worked on hundreds of new formulas,
but got nothing that he thought ef
fective. . Then he remembered a
chemical experiment of his college
days, a narrow escape he had back
In 1902 at the University of Chicago
while he wtj working on high "ex
plosives. One of his experiments
brought something more than an ex
plosive. It produced a gao so poison
ous that young Litterer had to be
carried out on a stretcher. When
he recovered he did not show any
mere interest in his latest formula,
not because of fear, however, but
because he was working on high ex
plosives,, not on gases and as a high
explosive, his combination of chem
icals was of no use.
"Now that he was working prim
arily on gasses, he remembered just
what this gas would do. So he went
to the dusty attic of hi3 laboratory,
and searched among his student notes
lor this original formula. After he
had tried it out again he reported his
efforts to the gas commission in
'Washington and got their endorse
ment and very liberal co-operation.
Two problem were before him now
that had to be solved. It was not
enough to develop a deadly gas. The
Germans had gas masks that ceemed
sure protectors from any gas. He se
cured, therefore, every known variety
of German gas masks, analyzed their
neutralizing compounds, and after
many months developed his gas to a
point where no ma3k would with
stand it. That was his big task
There remained the less difficult one
of making the gas heavier than air
He accomplished both of thc3e results
about a year ego.
. "When the armistice was signed,
this Litterer gas, as we might call it,
though it has not yet been named
was being developed in enormous
quantities in this country by methods
that were closely guarded. Different
laboratories in different citle3 de
veloped a part of the formula, but
no one completed it. So closely
guarded has the work been that only
four men in all the world, it is said
really know what the formula is
Extensive appartus for the effective
use of the gas had r.lroady been' de
veloped and distributed along the
fighting area."
Paris France.
Dear Sis: Just a note to advise
you that I have arrived safely in
Paris, France, and, believe me, it is
some fine city.
I had a wonderful trip Indeed. We
were eight days on the high seas and
that was enough for mc, however I
didn't get the least bit sea sick. We
came across on the U. S. S. Agomcn
oran, one of the largest transports,
bad excellent accommodations, as
there were only a few of us.
Paris has some of the prettiest
parks I ever saw and many other
things of interest. I would not take
anything for my trip. I expect to
visit some of the battlo grounds next
Sunday, especially Chatteau Thierry;
that is where the Marines did the
gallant fighting and saved Paris, and,
believe mc, if you are a Marine you
do not have any trouble in Paris,
for the people here simply idolize
them. The people here certainly
gave ourv President a royal welcome.
When the Pr'nce of Wales, King of
Belgium, the British high officials
arrived they all had that solemn for
eign look, and when President Wil
son drove down the street with that
good old American smile the people
absolutely went wild.
There will be more foreigners in
America since the war than ever be
fore, for they simply worship Ameri
ca. The stars and stripes certainly
look good over here, and makes you
feel at homo even if you are so far
away. All the American Expedi
tionary Forces are crazy to get home,
and you can't blamo them in the
least. If it is not reining it is snow
ing over here all the time. Wc are
located right in the heart of Paris
and can consider ourselves fortunate,
as very few of the soldiers have the
opportunity of seeing Paris. I will
be over here about 3ix months I sup
pose. The only thing that worries
me is what I am going to do when
I get back. All of tho boys seem to
be that way and are expecting their
old positions back. Please give my
love to all and write often.
Your loving brother,
CHAS. T. BRAMHAM.
Notice to Teachers.
The next Tcachc;3' Examination
will be March 13th and 14, at the
court house, beginning at nine
o'clock. Truly,
B. A. VAUGHN.
PLAY NOISES OF CHIL
DREN DISTURBED HER.
Meritone Puts Nerves Back in Shape
for Run Down Woman.
"I don't notice tho noise of the
children at play nearly ro much now.
My nerves arc quieter and stronger,"
said Mrs. H. J. Dudley, of Franklin,
Tennessee, "nerr Nashville.
"It surely ha3 helped my norvea,
though I've only been tcking Meri
tone a short time. I sleep a lot bet
ter at night, now, too.
"My stomach was out of order,
too, before I started taking Meritone.
It seemed that my appetite had left
me entirely.
"Meritone has put my stomach
back in good condition and my ap
petite has come br.ck fine.
"I can notice, also thr.t my strength
has rapidly incrccrcd since I started
taking Meritone."
Meritone is the new strengthened
builder and system tonic that folks
who had influenza or pneumonia are
ad viced to take to build them up to
normal health. Meritone also is ex
cellent for such disorders of the sys
tem as stomach, liver or kidney trou
ble or catarrh or rheumatism.
' Meritone is sold exclusively in Un
ion City by Henry M. Oliver.
AVOiD THE FLU
BY KEEPING
LIVER ACTIVE
Doctors Find Calotabs, the New
Nausealess Calomel, Best Laxative
for Colds and Preventive for In
fluenza and Pneumonia.
To cut ohort a cold over night, to
stop a sore throat, and to put the
system in the best possible condition
to avoid influenza and pneumonia,
doctors are advising the new nausea
less calomel, called Calotabs, which
are free from the sickening and sali
vating effects of the old style calo
mel. At the first 'sign of a cold or
sore throat, it is best to take a Calo
tab at once, before the inflammation
has gone too far. You may thus
save yourself a spell of sickness.
One Calotab at bed time with a
swallow of water that's all. No
salts, no nausea, nor the slightest in
terference with eating, work or
pleasure. Next morning your cold
has vanished, your liver is active,
your system i3 purified and refreshed
and you are feeling fine with a hearty
appetite for breakfast. Perhaps
you can congratulate yourself that a
"stitch in time" has saved you seri
ous illness. Calotabs are sold only
in original sealed packages, price
thirty-five cents. Your druggist rec
ommends and guarantees Calotabs
and will cheerfully give back your
money if you are not delighted.
"UNCLE SAM" AND
THE HOME GARDEN
Well Known CI vie Leader Shows Hew
a Vegetable Garden Will Cut The
Family 8tere Bill n Half
Atlanta, Ga. (Special.) "Few peo
ple realize the actual moner-savinff
power of the home vegetable garden
and what it can be made to contrib
ute In the way of food for the fam
ily table," says Preeideat H. O. Has
tings, of the Georgia State Chamber
of Commerce, and the Southeastern
Fair, in dlscuaeing the matter of food
supply for the South in 1919.
"Uncle Sam, through the United
States Department of Agriculture,"
said Mr. Hastings, "estimated the
value of the vegetables produced last
year in home gardens of the United
States at three hundred and fifty mil
lion of dollars. This means that much
actually saved by the garden makers
from their store bills.
"Whenever there is lack of food or
monev to buv food, no matter wheth
er it be due to world-wide food scarc
ity, boll weevil damage or other cause,
the first word 'Uncle Sam' passes out
to the sufferer is to make a good big
home garden. Why? Because the
right kind of a home garden is the
Quickest, cheapest and best source of
food supply there is.
"The rreat trouble here in the Soutb
is that our people don't take the home
earden seriously enough, or give it
the attention that its Importance as a
food producer and money-saver Justl
flH. It is mostly made with a 'lick
and a promise1 and the cultivation and
replanting it gets during the growing
season is mostly of the unfulnliea
promise kind.
"With the present and certaln-to-be-
contlnued high food prices on the one
hand, and the very great uncertainty
as to the price that cotton or other
cash, crops will sell for next fall, it is
time above all others to play sale.
"This is no time to gamble on cot
ton. None of us can tell within 15
cents a pound what It will sell for
next fall. The farmer who makes few
or no store debts for food, producing
his own and family needs on home
acres, is safe regardless of cotton
prices, and he Is the only one who
Is safe.
"Tha rieht kind of a home garden
maintained all through the season and
given a square deal in the way of cul
tivation, is the greatest store-bill-cut
ter on record. A quarter to half an
acre garden for the average family
will cut the store bill in half."
J. C. BURDICK
Wholesale and. Retail
Reelfoot Lake and
Mississippi River
Fish (Q Game
Oysters in Season,
New location, East Maiu Street
Phone 185 UNION CITY, TENN
DR. JAKE H. PARK
- DENTIST
Office: Room 1 , Naillin? Building
TELEPHONE 136
UNION CITY. TENNESSEE
OWELL GRAIN & FEED COMPANY
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
UNION CITY, TENN.
We manufacture a complete line of MIXED FEEDS, including the celebrated
NASH CATTLE MTTENER
HORNER'S HOG FEED AND
TENNESSEE DAIRY FEED
As well as other brands of
HORSE AND MULE FEEDS
All highly digestible, scientifically balanced rations that are guaranteed to give far
better results from a feeding standpoint than straight grain and hay, and .decidedly
more economical.
We sell both white and yellow corn in any quantity, No.
2 White (sulphurized) Northern Oats, Chops and Corn
Hearts. Call on our retail department on Mam street,
DEE WILLIAMS, Manager,
And ask for prices on anything in feeds, grain of all kinds,
hay, and field seeds of every description. Ask for prices of
salt in one hundred and two hundred pound sacks, and on
the imported . wheat bran and rice bran that we have just
received in car load lots.
We want your business. Our prices are right and we
will appreciate an opportunity to prove it.
Having rented my farm I will offer for sale at public auction
on the farm, about 1 miles southwest of Union City on the
Troy and Union City road, and about four miles northeast of
Troy, on
Tuesday, March 11, 1919
Beginning at 10 o'clock a. m.
One brood mare, one three-year-old mule, two mules coming
two years old, two good two-horse wagons, two three-horse
breaking plows, three two-horse breaking plows, single trees
and double trees, two disk harrows, fourteen disks each, two
three-horse drag harrows, one good Hoosier corn, planter, one
two-horse corn harrow, three disk cultivators, one hoe culti
vator, one land roller, one wheat binder, one good hay tedder,
one hay rake and all kinds wagon and plow gear, and num
bers of other useful articles.
DINNER ON THE GROUND.
TERMS : On eight months time with good notes. All ui
der $10 cash.
T. L. JOYNER.
J. G. SAUNDERS, Auctioneer.
THE MILLING HOSPITAL
SEVENTH YEAR
A Modem Surgical Institution.
Competent Trained Nurses
DR. W. A. NAILLING Chief Surgeon
Union City, Tenn. Both Phone 41.
Sr. Saunders in Union City.
Sec Dr. Geo. M. Saunders at his
office in Union City, Washington
Ave., fourth Monday in each month,
for high-grade opectaclcs and eye
glasses at reasonablo prices. 43tf
FOR SALE My home two blocks
of First- street, six large rooms,"
range, reception hall, bath, pantry
and basement. Will sell cheap for
quick sale. Terms to suit. South
Third street. A. E. Kirkland.